2017 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SECN
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pickRoquan Smith (Georgia)
Picked byChicago Bears, 8th overall
Regular season
East championsGeorgia
  East runners-upSouth Carolina
West championsAuburn
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsGeorgia
  Runners-upAuburn
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Tennessee   0 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Southeastern Conference football season was the 85th season of SEC football and took place during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 31 and will end with the 2017 SEC Championship Game on December 2.[1] The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Pac–12 Conference. For the 2017 season, the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National Rankings
Team ESPN[2] Rivals[3] Scout[4] 24/7[5] Total Signees
Alabama #1 #1 #1 #1 29
Arkansas #26 #24 #27 #27 27
Auburn #9 #14 #11 #9 23
Florida #13 #9 #10 #10 23
Georgia #3 #3 #2 #3 25
Kentucky #30 #26 #35 #31 24
LSU #7 #8 #7 #7 23
Ole Miss #36 #39 #29 #29 21
Mississippi State #24 #27 #25 #24 24
Missouri #54 #48 #40 #42 24
South Carolina #19 #16 #21 #21 24
Tennessee #15 #15 #16 #17 27
Texas A&M #11 #10 #9 #12 27
Vanderbilt #60 #57 #69 #65 20

SEC media days

The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama between July 11 and July 14. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com.

Preseason media polls

The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just six times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the SEC title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.

SEC Champion Voting

References:

Preseason All-SEC Media

First Team Offense
Position Player Class Team
QB Jalen Hurts SO Alabama
RB Derrius Guice JR LSU
RB Nick Chubb SR Georgia
WR Calvin Ridley JR Alabama
WR Christian Kirk JR Texas A&M
TE Isaac Nauta SO Georgia
OL Braden Smith SR Auburn
OL Martez Ivey JR Florida
OL Jonah Williams SO Alabama
OL Ross Pierschbacher JR Alabama
C Frank Ragnow SR Arkansas
First Team Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL Daron Payne JR Alabama
DL Da'Shawn Hand SR Alabama
DL Trenton Thompson JR Georgia
DL Marquis Haynes Sr Ole Miss
LB Arden Key JR LSU
LB Rashaan Evans SR Alabama
LB Roquan Smith JR Georgia
DB Minkah Fitzpatrick JR Alabama
DB Ronnie Harrison JR Alabama
DB Armani Watts JR Texas A&M
DB Duke Dawson SR Florida
First Team Special Teams
Position Player Class Team
P J. K. Scott SR Alabama
K Eddy Piñeiro JR Florida
RS Evan Berry JR Tennessee
AP Derrius Guice JR LSU

References:[6]

Head coaches

Note: All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC record
Alabama Nick Saban 11 205–61–1 114–19 65–12
Arkansas Bret Bielema 5 93–50 25–26 10–22
Auburn Gus Malzahn 5 44–21 35–18 18–14
Florida Jim McElwain 3 41–24 19–8 13–3
Georgia Kirby Smart 2 8-5 8-5 4-4
Kentucky Mark Stoops 5 19–30 19–30 8–24
LSU Ed Orgeron 1 22–29 6–2 4–2
Ole Miss Matt Luke 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Mississippi State Dan Mullen 9 61–42 61–42 29–35
Missouri Barry Odom 2 4–8 4–8 2–6
South Carolina Will Muschamp 2 34–28 6–7 3–5
Tennessee Butch Jones 5 80–48 30–21 14–18
Texas A&M Kevin Sumlin 6 79–38 44–21 21–19
Vanderbilt Derek Mason 4 13–24 13–24 5–19

References:[7][8]

Rankings

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Schedule

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SEC member won
Non-conference matchup; SEC member lost
Conference matchup

All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week 10 when CFP rankings are used.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
August 31 8:00 p.m. Florida A&M Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR SECN W 49–7 36,055
September 2 12:00 p.m. Missouri State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN W 72–43 50,131
September 2 3:00 p.m. North Carolina State South Carolina Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN W 35–28 50,367
September 2 3:30 p.m. #11 Michigan #17 Florida AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ABC L 17–33 75,802
September 2 4:00 p.m. Kentucky Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN W 24–17 22,761
September 2 4:00 p.m. Charleston Southern Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN W 49–0 54,215
September 2 6:15 p.m. Appalachian State #15 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN W 31–10 92,746
September 2 7:30 p.m. South Alabama Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPNU W 47–27 62,532
September 2 7:30 p.m. Georgia Southern #12 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN W 41–7 87,451
September 2 8:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Middle Tennessee Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN W 28–6 26,717
September 2 8:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #3 Florida State Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ABC W 24–7 76,330
September 2 9:30 p.m. BYU #13 LSU Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN W 27–0 53,826
September 3 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FOX L 44–45 64,635
September 4 8:00 p.m. #25 Tennessee Georgia Tech Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ESPN W 42–41 2OT 75,107

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 9 12:00 p.m. Northern Colorado #22 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN Canceled[a]
September 9 12:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN W 27–16 54,868
September 9 12:00 p.m. UT Martin Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN W 45–23 60,476
September 9 3:30 p.m. Fresno State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 W 41–10 101,127
September 9 3:30 p.m. #23 TCU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR CBS L 7–28 73,668
September 9 4:00 p.m. Indiana State #25 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 42–7 99,015
September 9 4:00 p.m. Alabama A&M Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN W 42–0 25,802
September 9 7:00 p.m. #13 Auburn #3 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) ESPN L 6–14 81,799
September 9 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN2 SCAR 31–13 55,023
September 9 7:00 p.m. Nicholls State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPNU W 24–14 100,276
September 9 7:30 p.m. #15 Georgia #24 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC W 20–19 77,622
September 9 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga #12 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN W 45–10 97,289
September 9 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN W 57–21 28,100
^[a] The game between Florida and Northern Colorado was canceled due to Hurricane Irma. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game as the two teams do not share a common bye week.

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 16 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN W 45–21 98,412
September 16 3:30 p.m. #23 Tennessee #24 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) CBS FLA 26–20 87,736
September 16 4:00 p.m. Mercer #15 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN W 24–10 87,033
September 16 4:00 p.m. Purdue Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN L 3–35 53,262
September 16 7:00 p.m. Colorado State #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 W 41–23 101,821
September 16 7:00 p.m. #12 LSU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry) ESPN MISS ST 37–7 60,596
September 16 7:30 p.m. Samford #13 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN W 42–14 92,746
September 16 7:30 p.m. Kentucky South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN UK 23–13 82,493
September 16 7:30 p.m. #18 Kansas State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPNU W 14–7 40,350
September 16 10:30 p.m. Ole Miss California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ESPN L 16–27 37,125

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 23 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Texas A&M AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (rivalry) ESPN TAMU 50–43 OT 64,668
September 23 12:00 p.m. UMass Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 17–13 95,324
September 23 3:30 p.m. #1 Alabama Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN CBS ALA 59–0 40,350
September 23 3:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 17–16 71,821
September 23 7:00 p.m. #17 Mississippi State #11 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN UGA 31–3 92,746
September 23 7:00 p.m. Syracuse #25 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 35–26 96,044
September 23 7:30 p.m. #15 Auburn Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPNU AUB 51–14 54,574
September 23 7:30 p.m. #20 Florida Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN FLA 28–27 62,945

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 30 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt #21 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN FLA 38–24 84,478
September 30 12:00 p.m. New Mexico State Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN W 42–24 70,727
September 30 3:30 p.m. #7 Georgia Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) CBS UGA 41–0 102,455
September 30 4:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN W 24–20 50,593
September 30 6:00 p.m. #24 Mississippi State #13 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN AUB 49–10 86,901
September 30 7:00 p.m. Troy #25 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 20–24 99,879
September 30 7:30 p.m. South Carolina Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN TAMU 24–17 96,430
September 30 9:00 p.m. Ole Miss #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) ESPN ALA 66–3 101,821

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 7 12:00 p.m. #5 Georgia Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) ESPN UGA 45–14 36,282
October 7 12:00 p.m. Ole Miss #12 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) SECN AUB 44–23 86,700
October 7 3:30 p.m. LSU #21 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) CBS LSU 17–16 88,247
October 7 4:00 p.m. Arkansas South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN SCAR 48–22 79,416
October 7 7:15 p.m. #1 Alabama Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN ALA 27–19 101,058
October 7 7:30 p.m. Missouri Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN UK 40–34 57,476

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 14 12:00 p.m. BYU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN W 35–10 54,866
October 14 12:00 p.m. South Carolina Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN SCAR 15–9 98,104
October 14 3:30 p.m. #10 Auburn LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) CBS LSU 27–23 101,601
October 14 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) SECN MISS 57–35 60,157
October 14 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN2 TAMU 19–17 86,114
October 14 7:15 p.m. Arkansas #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN ALA 41–9 101,821
October 14 7:30 p.m. Missouri #4 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN UGA 53–28 92,746

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 21 12:00 p.m. Idaho Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN W 68–21 47,648
October 21 3:30 p.m. Tennessee #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) CBS ALA 45–7 101,821
October 21 4:00 p.m. Kentucky Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN MISS ST 45–7 58,963
October 21 7:15 p.m. #24 LSU Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) ESPN LSU 40–24 64,067
October 21 7:30 p.m. #21 Auburn Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN AUB 52–20 71,961

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 28 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) SECN ARK 38–37 55,684
October 28 3:30 p.m. #3 Georgia Florida EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) CBS UGA 42–7 84,107
October 28 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN SCAR 34–27 78,992
October 28 6:30 p.m. Missouri Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN W 52–12 21,062
October 28 7:15 p.m. Mississippi State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN MISS ST 35–14 96,128
October 28 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry) SECN UK 29–26 57,543

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 4 12:00 p.m. #14 Auburn Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN AUB 42–27 100,257
November 4 12:00 p.m. UMass #16 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN W 34–23 57,374
November 4 12:00 p.m. Florida Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN2 MIZZOU 45–16 49,154
November 4 12:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPNU W 31–17 26,350
November 4 3:30 p.m. South Carolina #1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) CBS UGA 24–10 92,746
November 4 4:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN W 39–38 61,476
November 4 4:00 p.m. Ole Miss Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN MISS 37–34 55,665
November 4 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 24–10 95,551
November 4 8:00 p.m. #19 LSU #2 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) CBS ALA 24–10 101,821

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 11 12:00 p.m. Arkansas #24 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) ESPN LSU 33–10 98,546
November 11 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN W 50–22 51,618
November 11 12:00 p.m. Florida South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC CBS SCAR 28–20 79,727
November 11 3:30 p.m. #1 Georgia #10 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) CBS AUB 40–17 87,451
November 11 4:00 p.m. Kentucky Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) SECN UK 44–21 27,346
November 11 7:00 p.m. #2 Alabama #16 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry) ESPN ALA 31–24 61,344
November 11 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPNU W 55–14 99,051
November 11 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN MIZZOU 50–17 50,637

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 18 12:00 p.m. #16 Mississippi State Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR CBS MISS ST 28–21 64,153
November 18 12:00 p.m. Mercer #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN W 56–0 101,821
November 18 12:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe #6 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN2 W 42–14 82,133
November 18 3:30 p.m. Kentucky #7 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS UGA 42–13 92,746
November 18 4:00 p.m. UAB Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN W 36–7 84,649
November 18 4:00 p.m. Wofford South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 31–10 74,742
November 18 7:00 p.m. #20 LSU Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN LSU 30–10 96,888
November 18 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPN2 TAMU 31–24 55,880
November 18 7:30 p.m. Missouri Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN MIZZOU 45–17 22,910

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 23 7:30 p.m. Ole Miss #14 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry) ESPN MISS 31–28 59,345
November 24 2:30 p.m. Missouri Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) CBS MIZZOU 48–45 64,529
November 25 12:00 p.m. #7 Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ABC W 38–7 55,000
November 25 12:00 p.m. Louisville Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) SECN L 17–44 56,186
November 25 12:00 p.m. Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) ESPN L 22–38 89,066
November 25 3:30 p.m. #1 Alabama #6 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) CBS AUB 26–14 87,451
November 25 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) SECN VANDY 42–24 83,117
November 25 7:30 p.m. #3 Clemson #24 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl) ESPN L 10–34 82,908
November 25 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M #18 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) SECN LSU 45–21 97,675

Championship game

Further information: 2017 SEC Championship Game

Week Fourteen (2017 SEC Championship Game)

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
December 2 4:00 p.m. #6 Georgia #2 Auburn Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) CBS UGA 28–7 76,534

SEC vs other conferences

SEC vs. Power 5 matchups

This is a list of teams considered by the SEC as "Power Five" teams for purposes of meeting league requirements that each member play at least one "power" team in non-conference play. In addition to the SEC, the NCAA officially considers all football members of the ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and Pac-12, plus independent Notre Dame (a full but non-football ACC member), as "Power Five" teams. Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the SEC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement.

All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score
September 2 NC State South Carolina Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC Belk Kickoff Game W 35–28
September 2 #11 Michigan #17 Florida AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX Advocare Classic L 17–33
September 2 #1 Alabama #3 Florida State Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game W 24–7
September 2 BYU #13 LSU Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA Texas Kickoff W 27–0
September 3 Texas A&M UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA L 44–45
September 4 #25 Tennessee Georgia Tech Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game / Georgia Tech–Tennessee football rivalry W 42–41 2OT
September 9 #23 TCU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 7–28
September 9 #13 Auburn #3 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC Auburn–Clemson football rivalry L 6–14
September 9 #15 Georgia #24 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN W 20–19
September 16 Purdue Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 3–35
September 16 #18 Kansas State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 14–7
September 16 Ole Miss California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 16–27
September 23 Syracuse #25 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 35–26
October 14 BYU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS W 35–10
November 25 #7 Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate W 38–7
November 25 Louisville Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY Governor's Cup L 17–44
November 25 #4 Clemson South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC Battle of the Palmetto State L 10–34
November 25 Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL Florida–Florida State football rivalry L 22–38

Records against other conferences

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)

Date Time Bowl Game Site TV SEC Team Opponent Result
January 8, 2018 8:00 p.m. CFP National Championship Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ESPN #4 Alabama (12–1) #3 Georgia (13–1) ALA 26–23 (OT)
January 1, 2018 8:45 p.m. Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) ESPN #4 Alabama (11–1) #1 Clemson (12–1) W 24–6
January 1, 2018 5:00 p.m. Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN #3 Georgia (12–1) #2 Oklahoma (12–1) W 54–48 (2OT)
January 1, 2018 1:00 p.m. Peach Bowl (New Year's Six) Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN #7 Auburn (10–3) #12 UCF (12–0) L 27–34
January 1, 2018 1:00 p.m. Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC #17 LSU (9–3) #14 Notre Dame (9–3) L 17–21
January 1, 2018 12:00 p.m. Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 South Carolina (8–4) Michigan (8–4) W 26–19
December 30, 2017 12:00 p.m. TaxSlayer Bowl EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN #23 Mississippi State (8–4) Louisville (8–4) W 31–27
December 29, 2017 4:30 p.m. Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN Kentucky (7–5) #21 Northwestern (9–3) L 23–24
December 29, 2017 1:00 p.m. Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN Texas A&M (7–5) Wake Forest (7–5) L 52–55
December 27, 2017 9:00 p.m. Texas Bowl NRG Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN Missouri (7–5) Texas (6–6) L 16–33

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Offensive Lineman Defensive Defensive Lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (Sept. 2) Drew Lock QB Missouri Garrett Brumfield OG LSU Shaun Dion Hamilton LB Alabama Denzil Ware DE/LB Kentucky Deebo Samuel WR/KR South Carolina Chase Hayden RB Arkansas
Week 2 (Sept. 9) Shea Patterson QB Ole Miss Matt Womack OL Alabama Lorenzo Carter LB Georgia Jeffery Simmons DL Mississippi State Deebo Samuel (2) WR/KR South Carolina Ty Chandler RB/KR Tennessee
Week 3 (Sept. 16) Nick Fitzgerald QB Mississippi State Darryl Williams OL Mississippi State Derrick Baity Jr.
LaDarius Wiley 		CB
S 		Kentucky
Vanderbilt 		Jeffery Simmons (2) DL Mississippi State Austin MacGinnis PK Kentucky C. J. Henderson DB Florida
Week 4 (Sept. 23) Damien Harris RB Alabama Ross Pierschbacher OL Alabama CeCe Jefferson DE Florida Christian Kirk WR/KR Texas A&M Marlon Davidson DL Auburn Jake Fromm QB Georgia
Week 5 (Sept. 30) Jarrett Stidham
Nick Chubb 		QB
RB 		Auburn
Georgia 		Brett Heggie OL Florida Levi Wallace DL Alabama Landis Durham DL Texas A&M Joshua Pascal LB Kentucky Malik Davis
Nick Coe 		RB
DL 		Florida
Auburn
Week 6 (Oct. 7) Kerryon Johnson RB Auburn Isaiah Wynn LT Georgia Minkah Fitzpatrick
Devin White 		DB
DE/LB 		Alabama
LSU 		D.J. Wonnum DL South Carolina Daniel Carlson PK Auburn Lynn Bowden WR/KR Kentucky
Week 7 (Oct. 14) D.J. Chark
Shea Patterson (2) 		WR/PR
QB 		LSU
Ole Miss 		Jonah Williams OL Alabama Devin White (2) LB LSU D.J. Wonnum (2) DL South Carolina Daniel LeCamera PK Texas A&M Jake Fromm (2) QB Georgia
Week 8 (Oct. 21) Derrius Guice RB LSU Deion Calhoun RG Mississippi State Levi Wallace (2)
Jeff Holland 		DB
DE 		Alabama
Auburn 		Montez Sweat DE Mississippi State Connor Culp PK LSU Nick Coe
Albert Okwuegbunam 		DL
TE 		Auburn
Missouri
Week 9 (Oct. 28) Nick Fitzgerald (2)
Benny Snell 		QB
RB 		Mississippi State
Kentucky 		Alan Knott C South Carolina Jordan Jones
J.R. Reed 		LB
DB 		Kentucky
Georgia 		Montez Sweat (2) DE Mississippi State De’Vion Warren WR/KR Arkansas Cole Kelley QB Arkansas
Week 10 (Nov. 4) Jordan Ta'amu QB Ole Miss Braden Smith RG Auburn Ronnie Harrison
Anthony Sherrils 		DB
S 		Alabama
Missouri 		Josiah Coatney DL Ole Miss J. K. Scott P Alabama DK Metcalf
Aidan Marshall 		WR
P 		Ole Miss
Missouri
Week 11 (Nov. 11) Kerryon Johnson (2) RB Auburn Casey Dunn C Auburn Devin White (3) LB LSU Denzil Ware (2) Marcell Frazier DE/LB
DL 		Kentucky
Missouri 		Daniel Carlson (2) PK Auburn Nick Starkel
Larry Roundtree III 		QB
RB 		Texas A&M
Missouri
Week 12 (Nov. 18) Nick Chubb (2) RB Georgia JC Hassenauer OL Alabama Derrick Tucker S Texas A&M Montez Sweat (3) DL Mississippi State Zach Von Rosenberg P LSU Albert Okwuegbunam (2) TE Missouri
Week 13 (Nov. 25) Drew Lock (2)
Jarrett Stidham (2) 		QB Missouri
Auburn 		Greg Little
Bruno Reagan 		OL Ole Miss
Vanderbilt 		Devin White (4) LB LSU Nick Coe DL Auburn Gary Wunderlich PK Ole Miss Jake Fromm (3) QB Georgia

SEC Individual Awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:

Reference:[9]

All-Conference teams

Main article: 2017 All-SEC football team

Coaches

Position 1st Team 2nd Team
Player School Player School
QB Drew Lock Missouri Jarrett Stidham Auburn
RB Kerryon Johnson Auburn Benny Snell Kentucky
RB Nick Chubb Georgia Derrius Guice LSU
WR A. J. Brown Ole Miss J'Mon Moore Missouri
WR Calvin Ridley Alabama Christian Kirk Texas A&M
TE Hayden Hurst South Carolina Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri
C Will Clapp LSU Bradley Bozeman Alabama
OL Isaiah Wynn Georgia Trey Smith Tennessee
OL Braden Smith Auburn Garrett Brumfield LSU
OL Martinas Rankin Mississippi State Martez Ivey Florida
OL Jonah Williams Alabama Greg Little Ole Miss
RS Christian Kirk Texas A&M D. J. Chark LSU
DL Jeff Holland Auburn Daron Payne Alabama
DL Montez Sweat Mississippi State Marcell Frazier Missouri
DL Raekwon Davis Alabama Da'Shawn Hand Alabama
DL Jeffery Simmons Mississippi State Marquis Haynes Ole Miss
LB Roquan Smith Georgia Rashaan Evans Alabama
LB Devin White LSU Lorenzo Carter Georgia
LB Skai Moore South Carolina Tre' Williams Auburn
DB Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Ronnie Harrison Alabama
DB Duke Dawson Florida Donte Jackson LSU
DB Armani Watts Texas A&M Andraez Williams LSU
DB Carlton Davis Auburn Deandre Baker Georgia
PK Daniel Carlson Auburn Eddy Piñeiro Florida
P J. K. Scott Alabama Johnny Townsend Florida

Media

Position 1st Team 2nd Team
Player School Player School
QB Drew Lock Missouri Jarrett Stidham Auburn
RB Kerryon Johnson Auburn Nick Chubb Georgia
RB Benny Snell Kentucky Derrius Guice LSU
WR A. J. Brown Ole Miss J'Mon Moore Missouri
WR Calvin Ridley Alabama Christian Kirk Texas A&M
TE Hayden Hurst South Carolina Albert Okwuegbunam Missouri
C Bradley Bozeman
Will Clapp 		Alabama
LSU 		Frank Ragnow Arkansas
OG Braden Smith Auburn Trey Smith Tennessee
OG Ross Pierschbacher Alabama Greg Little Ole Miss
OT Jonah Williams Alabama Martinas Rankin Mississippi State
OT Isaiah Wynn Georgia Martez Ivey Florida
AP Christian Kirk Texas A&M Mecole Hardman
D. J. Chark 		Georgia
LSU
DL Jeff Holland Auburn Marcell Frazier Missouri
DL Montez Sweat Mississippi State Marquis Haynes
Dante Sawyer 		Ole Miss
South Carolina
DL Daron Payne Alabama Taven Bryan Florida
DL Jeffery Simmons Mississippi State Raekwon Davis
Breeland Speaks 		Alabama
Ole Miss
LB Roquan Smith Georgia Josh Allen Kentucky
LB Devin White LSU Lorenzo Carter
De'Jon Harris 		Georgia
Arkansas
LB Rashaan Evans
Arden Key 		Alabama
LSU 		Skai Moore
Charles Wright 		South Carolina
Vanderbilt
DB Andraez Williams LSU Duke Dawson Florida
DB Armani Watts Texas A&M Levi Wallace Alabama
DB Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Carlton Davis Auburn
DB Ronnie Harrison Alabama C. J. Henderson
J. R. Reed 		Florida
Georgia
PK Daniel Carlson Auburn Eddy Piñeiro Florida
P Johnny Townsend Florida J. K. Scott Alabama

References:[10][11]

All-Americans

Main article: 2017 College Football All-America Team

National Award Finalists

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season § Awards and honors

Winners in bold

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium 101,821[12] 101,127 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 712,053 101,722 99.90%
Arkansas Razorback Stadium 72,000 36,055A 73,668 70,727 71,961 61,476 64,153 64,529 378,416 62,905 81.84%
Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium 87,451[13] 87,451 87,033 86,901 86,700 87,451 82,133 87,451 605,120 86,446 98.85%
Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548[14] 87,736 84,478 88,247 86,114 84,649 89,066 – 520,290 86,715 97.93%
Georgia Sanford Stadium 92,746[15] 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 – 556,476 92,746 100%
Kentucky Kroger Field 61,000[16] 54,868 62,945 50,593 57,476 57,543 55,665 56,186 395,276 56,468 92.57%
LSU Tiger Stadium 102,321[17] 97,289 96,044 99,879 101,601 98,546 97,675 – 591,034 98,506 96.27%
Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium 61,337[18] 54,215 60,596 54,866 58,963 57,374 61,344 59,345 406,703 58,100 94.72%
Missouri Faurot Field 71,168[19] 50,131 55,023 53,262 54,574 47,648 49,154 50,637 360,429 51,490 72.35%
Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium 64,038[20] 62,532 60,476 60,157 64,067 55,684 51,618 55,880 410,414 58,631 91.56%
South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium 80,250[21] 82,493 71,821 79,416 78,992 79,727 74,742 82,908 550,099 78,586 97.93%
Tennessee Neyland Stadium 102,455[22] 99,015 95,324 102,455 98,104 95,551 96,888 83,117 670,454 95,779 93.48%
Texas A&M Kyle Field 102,733[23] 100,276 98,412 96,430 101,058 96,128 100,257 99,051 691,612 98,802 96.17%
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium 40,550[24] 25,802 40,350 40,350 36,282 26,350 27,346 22,910 219,390 31,341 77.29%

^A Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.[25]

Reference:[26]

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